How many persons in my county aged 5 to 17 are below 185% of the poverty threshold (and thus eligible for the free and reduced lunch program)?
This is an example of a question that we do not consider to be part of population estimates. This questions deals with much more detailed data, the kind that need to be collected in a special survey, such as a decennial census, the current population survey or the new American Community Survey. This particular question may be answered (depending on the size of the county) using the latest American Community Survey datasets. This is an example of the kind of question that is more frequently asked than answered. • What is the latest estimate of the population of (these) ZIP codes? The Census Bureau does not publish any estimates at the ZIP code level. (If they did, they would be for something called “ZCTA”s — ZIP Census Tract Areas — which are the Bureau’s geographic estimates of true ZIP codes.) There are dozens, if not hundreds, of private sector firms who will be more than happy to sell you all kinds of estimates at the ZIP level. Some even offer free online access to current popula
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